Shelf Respect
News, reviews, and ideas you can use from librarians and library staff at RPL
2021 Teen Reading Challenge: Protecting Our Environment
Posted about 4 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
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environment, Fiction, nonfiction, Reading Recommendations, Teens
| Tagged with #activism, #activist, #gogreen, #saveourplanet, #teenactivism, #teenactivist, 2021rplteenreadingchallenge, booksforteens, currentevents, ireadya, readingchallenge, teenreadingchallenge, teenreads
It’s hard to believe it but we are already in our fourth month of the 2021 RPL Teen Writing Challenge. That means, if you’ve been completing one prompt a month, […]
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By Teens, For Teens – War Storm by Victoria Aveyard
Posted about 4 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Book Reviews, Reading Recommendations, Teens
| Tagged with book recommendations, book recs, book reviews, booksforteens, byteensforteens, ireadya, teenreads, volunteen
Welcome back to our new(ish) series “By Teens, For Teens.” In these special blog posts, we’ll be sharing recommendations made by some of our VolunTEENS. This month we have an […]
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Aries Book Horoscope
Posted about 4 years ago by Robyn Webb
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Book Horoscopes, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with astrology, book horoscopes, book recommendations, book recs, reading suggestions
Every month of 2021 we will be sharing a tailored horoscope blog post for the current sun sign plus something extra so the rest of us aren’t left out! This […]
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Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust
Posted about 4 years ago by kathryn Coker
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Events, History and Preservation, Law Library
| Tagged with Adolf Hitler, Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust, Genocide, Holocaust, Judaism, law, Nazi ideology, Nazi Party, World War II
In 1979, Congress designated the Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust (DRVH), an annual 8-day commemoration with tributes and special educational programs to help us remember and learn […]
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Celebrating National Poetry Month
Posted about 4 years ago by Alexandra Zukas
Hello, readers! Not only is this week National Library Week (and coincidentally, RPL’s reopening week), but it’s also currently National Poetry Month! I’ll admit that I haven’t always found poetry […]
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Music of the Month – April 2021
Posted about 4 years ago by Ben Himmelfarb
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Book Reviews
Music of the Month is a monthly round-up of RPL’s programs and resources related to music. April 2021 Gellman Room Concerts @ RPL Saturday, April 10, 2021, at 2:00 pm, […]
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Taste of Passion
Posted about 4 years ago by April Freeman
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Book Reviews
(sometimes, you get what you crave) I would not consider myself a love story fanatic. However, Mrs. Brenda Jackson had me wanting to check out ten more of her books. […]
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Celebrate the Days – April
Posted about 4 years ago by Meg Raymond
Sweet April showers do spring May flowers! Rain, rain, go away – come again another day. April is the kindest (or is it the cruelest?) month. Maybe we all need […]
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By Teens, For Teens – Eleanor & Park, Dead Wake, and Keeper of the Lost Cities
Posted about 4 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Book Reviews, Reading Recommendations, Teens
| Tagged with book recommendations, book recs, book reviews, booksforteens, byteensforteens, ireadya, Middle grade fiction, teenreads, volunteen
Welcome to a new series on our Shelf Respect blog called “By Teens, For Teens.” In these special blog posts, we’ll be sharing recommendations made by some of our VolunTEENS. […]
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Get Growing!
Posted about 4 years ago by Lisa Crisman
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Adult, Book Reviews, Children's, Families, Fiction, Gardening, nonfiction, Reading Recommendations, Teens
Spring is here, bulbs are popping, trees are budding and the birds are busy! Working with seeds and plants is a great way to relieve stress and to focus on […]
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